Nominations are open until June 30 for the
2026 Humanity Flourishing Prize
Do you know someone doing quiet, extraordinary work for humanity?Somone who inspires you with their courage, their creativity, their learning spirit - and their vision for the future?The Humanity Flourishing Prize exists to find them — and bring them to the attention of a global community.
The Prize celebrates early- to mid-career people and organizations doing remarkable work, often unseen.
Anyone can nominate — you don't need to be an expert, just someone who noticed.
You can even nominate yourself!
The process takes about 20 minutes and we're here to help you through it.
If you're ready to make a nomination, you can go straight to our Nomination Form.
Or if you have someone in mind and want to have an exploratory conversation, fill in the form below. A member of the Prize team will get right back to you to answer your questions and support you in making a nomination.
Got questions?
Book a personalized Q&A session with one of our staff
Bring questions to our Zoom drop-in hours, Mondays and Thursdays,
6 - 7am EDT or 4 - 5pm EDT (click link to enter meetings)Or reach out to [email protected] - we're here to help!
Nomination Deadline:
June 30th, 2026
at midnight in your time zone
Hear from some of last year's Recipients and Finalists. More videos coming soon!
Laureate of Honor Ofentse Makonya,
Conversations With My Brother
Johannesburg, South Africa
Finalist Andy Bayon, Earth Tribes
New England, USA / México
Check out these opportunities to support the Prize
Look through your contacts - make a list of who you are thinking of nominating, and of people who would know other good nominees.
Copy the URL to this page and send it to someone who’s thinking about making a nomination.
Download our press release and send it to your press contacts.
If you use the hashtag #HFP2026 we will be more likely to see your post!
Prize Outreach
Five things you can do today towards bringing in more nominations:Invite people to join the I AM HUMANITY Facebook group. And join it yourself if you haven’t already!Bookmark this prize outreach page in your web browser and check back often, we will be updating it regularly. Send the link https://hfprize.crd.co/#outreach to others you know are looking for ways to spread the word about the prize.Post about the prize to social media, via messaging, etc. Below we have an initial poster, and a video, which you can share along with some sample text you can copy & paste, or adapt. We also have a more detailed guide if you like.Save the date! We are hosting a live video event about the prize on June 22, from 10–11am EDT. Past finalists and recipients, and others involved will be sharing about what the prize means to them, how the nominations process works, and more. Check back here for details.If you have one or more people in mind to nominate, reach out to at least one of them today to see if they would agree to be nominated, including submitting a video as part of the nomination process. A look at the nomination form, or full nomination page will give you an idea of who we're looking for.As always, feel free to reach out to us with any questions or feedback, at [email protected]
Here is a poster you can share:
Text to copy & paste, or adapt:Being involved with I AM HUMANITY has helped me stay connected in these uncertain times, so I’m excited to nominate people for this year’s Humanity Flourishing Prize! It honors those creating pathways for humanity's long-term flourishing.Here's a poster about the prize. Nominations are open through June 30. To learn more, or submit a nomination: https://hfprize.crd.co/
#HFP2026
Here is a video you can share:
Text to copy & paste, or adapt:Being involved with I AM HUMANITY has been helping me stay connected to hope, and I’m excited to nominate people for their Humanity Flourishing Prize this year! It honors those creating pathways for humanity's long-term flourishing.This video from one of last year's finalists is so inspiring! https://vimeo.com/1199797290Nominations are open through June 30. Learn more or submit a nomination: https://hfprize.crd.co/
#HFP2026
Here is a video you can share:
Text to copy & paste, or adapt:Being involved with I AM HUMANITY has been helping me stay connected to hope, and I’m excited to nominate people for their Humanity Flourishing Prize this year! It honors those creating pathways for humanity's long-term flourishing.This video from one of last year's finalists is so inspiring! https://vimeo.com/1203209178Nominations are open through June 30. Learn more or submit a nomination: https://hfprize.crd.co/
#HFP2026
About
Social Media Posting Guide
Humanity Flourishing Prize social media outreach
You can help us find and celebrate the champions of flourishing, by sharing about the Prize online. This guide should answer most of your questions for posting to a wide variety of services — Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, Telegram, WhatsApp, Reddit, Signal, Mastodon, or others.
And, we love questions! Send them to: [email protected]
Short posts are easy to craft and will work anywhere. They typically have four parts:
Your personal writing, an image or video, a link to the prize landing page, and our hashtag.
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Are you already thinking of someone you know who helps humanity flourish, someone you'd like to nominate? Or are you thinking of other ways you can join this effort?Leave us your information below, and we will email you with reminders of important dates for nominating, new videos about the prize, ways you can invite others to participate, and more. (About once/week until nominations close, on June 30.)
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